Klarinet Archive - Posting 000543.txt from 1995/06

From: Lisa Clayton <clayton@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: KLARINET Digest - 21 Jun 1995 to 22 Jun 1995
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:05:10 -0400

> I take it you mean the 5JB. In my mouthpiece selection trial, 5JB was
> the winner, B45 the runner-up. While normally a classical musician
> (keyboard), I play clarinet in a Balkan/Middle-Eastern band. The 5JB let
> me do pitch-bending and quarter-tones more easily and has a big, rich
> tone. The B45 was elegant, but seemed a little uncomfortable producing
> the less "civilized" effects I mention above ("Please! I'm NOT that kind
> of a mouthpiece!").
>
> - Tim Tikker

Yes, sorry, I did mean the 5JB, which does have a tip opening of 55.
The 5JB had a beautiful tone to it, and did bends very nicely. The
John Pierce Jazz mpc I ended up choosing did as nicely as the Vandoren,
but fit my embochure much better, an admittedly very subjective response.

I do have to hand it to the Vandoren 5JB for getting me through the
200th playing of the DCI-ish "Viento Espan~o" during the march Sunday.
Despite quite a few 16th note runs into the altissimo range, my
chops didn't go out nearly as quickly as they had with my stock mpc.

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